Safety tractor car



R. A. KROPP SAFETY; TRACTOR CAB Filed Feb. 15, 1948 May 13, 1952' [fir E172 01" 13g. A ro U Patented May 13, 1952 TRAoToR. CAB

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The cab top [4 has a generally. rectangular opening [5. directly. over the drivers station and centered above. the position occupied by the driver. of the tractor when in driving position hehind the. steering wheel. The oneniilg [5 is of a size to. permit oi the operator, or driver standing p t therethrou h whi e c ntinuing to o erate the stee in w eel and Qthen operating hir l 9 he theeteh hea ed wi hin he. tab. 12,- t i l. e ehee r e h iei ha the ehe h l5 eeehh ei e mei f ea 9 the hi hh e tends almost ennmmem th top so that the 't i move his arms.

the rear edge of the opening 15 and are arranged so that when the lid is in closed position its upper side will be substantially fiush with the top surface of the cab top l4. Any suitable means, such as a conventional manual latch l8 may be employed for locking the lid in its closed position. The latch or locking device l8, irrespective of what conventional form it may take should preferably be located inside of the cab I! in a position readily accessible to the operator at the driving or steering station. In addition, the edge of the opening l may be provided with a resilient or rubber ring for sealing engagement with the edge of the lid when the lid is in closed position. This ring 19 serves the dual function of sealing the cab against the entry of moisture through the opening [5 when the lid is closed; and when the lid is open serves as a cushioning guard or safety rail about the body of the operator when he is in standing position.

Now in addition I find it desirable to utilize the lid [6 when in open position as a backrest for the operator should he have to stand for any length of time in a position where he projects through the openin I5 in the top of th cab of the vehicle. To this end I provide the normally undersurface of the lid with a cushion or an upholstered pad 20 and also with extension devices 2| for holding the lid in a generally upright or inclined position.

The extension devices 2| may be of any suitable or conventional construction. I have illustrated the lid as being provided with two of them, one on each side, although it is possible that one, if made strong enough, would sufiice. They are, however, identical with the exception that one is on th right hand side and one is on the left hand side of the lid.

Each of the extension devices 2| includes an extension arm 22 pivoted at one end to bracket 23 fastened to the lid I6 and at its other end is slidably disposed in a pivotally mounted stud 24 carried by a bracket 25 fastened to the underside of the top H! adjacent to the side edge of the opening [5. The pivotal stud 24 carries an adjusting or set screw 26 by means of which the rod 22 may be secured in an adjusted position, as, for example, as shown in Figure 2 and in which position the lid is held in rearwardly inclined condition above the top of the cab.

When it is desired to lower the lid, the set screw 26 is loosened and the rod 22 is slid downwardly through the stud 24 to the dotted position shown in Figure 2, or until the cover [6 is in its closed position. I

From the foregoing it is clear that the resilient edg of the top [4 about the opening I5 serves as a safety guard rail for the operator when he is in standing position. Moreover, the lid or closure l6 when moved out of the opening can be adjustably fastened in an upright inclined position so as to serve as a backrest. On the other hand, when the lid is moved to its lowermost position the edge of the opening serves as a seal about the closure or lid [6.

Thus I have provided a very simple means of safe guarding a person operating the tractor, While standing up in the cab, against injury by reason of a sudden lurch of the vehicle, and against his being thrown under the wheels or treads of the vehicle.

I claim as my invention:

1. In combination in a tractor including a body having a drivers station, a cab at said drivers station including a front wall having a windshield and a top projecting rearwardly from the front wall above the windshield, a drivers seat and a steering wheel below said top and rearwardly from said windshield, said top having an opening occupying the major portion of the top area and extending from side to side throughout almost the entire top width, said opening being centered above the drivers seat and the steerin wheel and being of ample size to permit a driver of the tractor standing up and with the upper portion of the body projecting through the opening with complete freedom for use of his arms in manipulating the steering wheel, and a lid for closing said opening hinged at the rear of the opening and including means for supporting the lid in an upwardly and rearwardly slanting position at the rear of the opening to serve as a back rest for the standing driver.

2. In combination in a tractor including a body having adrivers station, a cab at said drivers station including. a front wall having a windshield and a top projecting rearwardly from the front wall above the windshield, a drivers seat and a steering wheel below said top and rearwardly from said windshield, said top having an opening occupying a large portion of the top area and extending from side to side throughout almost the entire top width, said opening being centered above the drivers seat and the steering wheel and being of ample size to permit a driver of the tractor standing up and with the upper portion of the body projectin through the opening with complete freedom for use of his arms in manipulating the steering wheel, and a lid for closing said opening hinged at the rear of the opening and including means for supporting the lid in an upwardly and rearwardly slanting position at the rear of the opening to serve as a back rest for the standing driver, said lid having padding on its normally under surface and when upstanding its forward surface projecting forwardly beyond the rear edge defining said opening.

3. In combination in a tractor including a body having a drivers station, a cab at said drivers station including a front wall having a windshield and a top projecting rearwardly from the front wall above the windshield, a drivers seat and a steering wheel below said top and rearwardly from said windshield, said top having an opening occupying the major portion of the top area and extending from side to side throughout almost the entire top width, said opening being centered above the drivers seat and the steering wheel and being of ample size to permit a driver of the tractor standing up and with the upper portion .of the body projecting through theopening with complete freedom for use of hi arms in manipulating th steering wheel, and a lid for closing said opening hinged at the rear of the opening and including means for supporting the lid in an upwardly and rearwardly slanting position at the rear of the opening to serve as a back rest for the standing driver, said opening being defined by a depending fiang and said flange having a cushioningguard thereon serving as a safety rail.

4. In combination in a safety tractor cab, a front wall having a windshield, a top wall projecting rearwardly from the upper portio of the front wall and having an opening therein occupying substantial area of the top Wall, said opening being located to be in position above a drivers seat and steering wheel for the tractor to aiford clearance for the upper portion of the drivers body if he wishes to stand up in the cab. a cover hinged at the rear of the opening and in closed position lying flush with the upper surface of said top wall, said top wall having about said opening a sealing and cushioning ring inset relativ to the upper surface of the top wall to receive the cover sealingly thereon when closed and servin as a safety rail when the cover is open.

5. In combination in a tractor including a body, a drivers cab carried by said body and having therein a drivers seat and a steering wheel for steering the tractor, said cab having a front wall including a windshield forwardly from the steering wheel, a canopy top projecting rearwardly from the upper portion of said front wall and at a height above the drivers seat such that when the driver stands up the u per portion of his body will be at a higher elevation than said top, said top having an opening therein centered above the drivers seat and steering wheel and dimensioned to freely accommodate the upper portion of the standing drivers body with the width of the opening such as to permit complete freedom of movement of the drivers arms in manipulatfit 6 ing the steering wheel, and a cover hinged at the rearof said opening and including means for supporting the cover in generally upstanding position at th rear of the opening to serve as a back rest for the standing driver.

ROY A. KROPP.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,640,873 Balzer et a1. Aug. 30, 1927 1,856,773 Masury May 3, 1932 1,919,387 Stringer July 25, 1933 1,928,306 Brennan Sept. 26, 1933 2,192,207 Stahl Mar. 5, 1940 2,370,508 Wilkie Feb. 27, 1945 2,408,955 Reynolds. Jr Oct. 8, 1946 2,532,948 Sanden Dec. 5, 1950 OTHER REFERENCES Motorboat SouWester, by Winslow, an article in Motorboat magazine, Jan. 1947, page 57. 

